What Games Are You Playing?

[HWR]

I beat The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild last month and moved right onto The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Despite not having stepped foot near a temple yet I’ve unlocked a lot of the depths and some of the sky islands too. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition once again has 60fps, quicker load times and improved graphics to make an already impressive title that bit better to play.

 

[JeiKaos]

Currently splitting time between, Cyberpunk 2077, Stellar Blade and AC:Shadows on the PC.

 

[RonJB]

The latest bargain theme from Humble Bundle is Anime/Japan games. Any of them worth a try?

 

[JeiKaos]

The latest bargain theme from Humble Bundle is Anime/Japan games. Any of them worth a try?

If you enjoy hack and slash Scarlet Nexus if you prefer the more souls like then code vein are must have bargains.

Also heard good things about Metaphor, but haven't got round to trying. Think there is a demo on steam for it atm.

 

[DragoStark]

The latest bargain theme from Humble Bundle is Anime/Japan games. Any of them worth a try?

Funnily enough I just finished playing Digimon Cyber Sleuth and Hackers Memory. It's on this list for £3.66 which is a bargain. I had a great time with it, and hit 95 hours for both game completions. There's even more to do if you wanna do the post game stuff and max out your digimons, so loads of content for pretty cheap.
I will always and forever recommend the Yakuza games too.

 

[RonJB]

I was trawling through the Steam summer sale last night and spotted some images that looked very familiar for a game called Slow living with Princess. Turns out it's based on Banished from the Hero's Party - and it's 55% off until Thursday. I've resisted starting the game (I bought and installed it, but I'm still playing another game). It's got some good reviews.

 

[RonJB]

I have been playing Slow Living With Princess for the past week, and I'm enjoying the traditional farming, fishing, shopkeeping, romance, dungeon crawling, building relationships with villagers aspects. There are a lot of parallels with the novel/anime and a lot of dialogue in the early part. There are a few irritating aspects to the game, such as not being able to sort items in the chests and not being able to change the wake-up time of 9am (I've gone to sleep as late as 6.30am and I still wake at 9 - might try staying awake all night just to see what happens). The shop customers are also annoying, and it took me a while to realise I have to carefully check the prices being offered. Played for around 70 hours total and probably only about a quarter of the way through the plot (there are slots for two more close friends - I'm guessing Yalandra the elf and Tisse the assassin - but I have no idea when they will turn up). Well worth the £7 I paid on Steam.

 

[Dai]

Death Stranding 2
A solid sequel and one of the best games I've played this year. There are a couple of reasons why it doesn't topple Expedition 33 as the best of the year so far though. For starters the gameplay is virtually unchanged from the original, making it feel more like an enormous expansion pack than an evolution. It hands out weapons and access to vehicles earlier (you start with the assault rifle that the original held back for 30 hours), but most are things that the original eventually had too. Combined with a greater emphasis on enemy encounters early on, it ends up feeling like a more combat-heavy, vehicle-focused experience. That's not to say that the options for focusing on traversal or stealth are gone, but rather that they're often options rather than a necessity. The result is a gameplay mix that feels like Death Stranding 1 meets Metal Gear Solid 5. I was wary when I saw those comparisons in reviews, since I feared that it would dilute the distinctive DS experience, but it ends up offering a well balanced suite of stealth and combat possibilities that let you take on most missions in your preferred way.

The story gets off to a good start with a strong first act. Like the original it meanders a lot in the middle, with protagonist Sam often being almost mute while everyone talks at him, but it pulls everything together for a more satisfying climax this time. It also gets weirder as it goes along. The final few hours might be the most ridiculous spectacle seen in a Hideo Kojima game to date. I mean that as both a positive and negative; there are some incredible, memorable moments and a lot of places where the emotional beats hit hard, but it's a tonal rodeo that can threaten to throw you into the air at times. It takes an equal appreciation for the drama and the quirky humour to really get into it.

Overall it's another huge journey that is well worth taking. The sheer amount of effort packed into the presentation is staggering, with some elaborate cutscenes and unique gameplay moments hidden behind side missions or missable interactions with your new sidekick Dollman. I clocked almost 70 hours and didn't come close to completing all the major side-missions or maxing out relationship levels with clients (the latter requires doing a lot of optional deliveries in some cases).

A word of warning: avoid trailers and any of the on-stage presentations that Kojima did ahead of the game's release; they're full of story scenes that you won't encounter until 30, 40, in some cases 60+ hours into the game. I avoided most of them for fear of spoilers and still can't believe how much they gave away, even early in the promotional campaign.

 

[HWR]

Kicked off with Donkey Kong Bananza today and have basically just spent my time destroying everything in sight so far.

 

[damega]

Call of Duty MW III

 

[HWR]

Donkey Kong Bananza was a fun time and the postgame mostly tolerable despite some more irritating challenges.

Since completing that I’ve also gradually worked my way through the Ace Attorney Investigations duology, and enjoyed the second more than the first.

 

[RonJB]

Was going really well on Slow Living With Princess, when Steam chucked a wobbly and lost my save games. So much for the Cloud! I'd got my apothecary up to third in the ranking and lost it all.
So I bought My Time at Portia (on sale at Humble Bundle) and it's not bad. My main gripe is there is too many crises. Just as I go "today I shall do some dungeon diving and relic hunting" than a satellite crashes or a mystery monster is gobbling the local wildlife (hang on, that was last winter and that plot seems to have vanished) or something is poisoning the water supply etc etc. And I'm supposed to be romancing someone in between all this other stuff? Whereas Stardew Valley is very relaxed and relatively crisis free and Slow Living With Princess has endless todays with no real urgency. Still, for £5 I can't really complain.

 

[awadama]

I finished Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

It's the longest of the series (but definitely not too long) and also the simplest (thankfully - it does away with some of the more confusing trial and error loops of the other two games*) and also the most depressing (but still balanced out with humour and a mostly serene vibe).

Another excellent FDC experience - I really hope the series continues. All three games have had a very nice visual style and interesting writing. It's one of those games that I kept thinking about even when I wasn't playing it, looking forward to getting home so I could find out more of what was going on.

I had a few theories about the outcome and they were all proven wrong in pretty quick succession, so I probably wouldn't make a very good detective.

*This is technically the fourth game in the series but the third was only "released" as a Satellaview broadcast in 1997 (the first two were originally on the Famicom Disk System but got Switch remakes in 2021) and has never been released in any other form (and is more of a spinoff than a sequel anyway) so it really may as well just not exist.

 

[Anime1977]

donkey kong bananza im on the last level.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Here's my July to August progress! This one took a lot longer than initially planned but I went all the way because I enjoyed it as well. As such, I decided to realistically update my gaming completion goal to about 20 games instead of 40 moving forward because a lot of the games in the backlog are pretty lengthy and I expect that to be a continuous trend. Plus I also want to make room to sort out the anime backlog also.

In addition I've also included an on-going title to this write-up as I'm also playing through it but it's not done anytime soon.

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#10 - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PlayStation 5)
Acquired: June 2025

Spoiler: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Before the pandemic I took a chance on the first Death Stranding and was very surprised by how entertaining the gameplay was and while the story was a bit convoluted I really enjoyed the experience. I've always wanted to revisit the game but never bothered to pick up the director's cut version. But now Hideo Kojima has released Death Stranding 2: On the Beach which I pre-ordered since it was part of The Game Collection's rewards deal, and the best way to describe my experience was that it's pretty much the same to how I felt with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth last year - and that it's an amazing but long journey that you can easily get lost in.

I dedicated 117 hours of playtime traveling around Australia delivering packages, building various bridges and roads throughout my journey to make things easier for myself, whilst also listening to Low Roar from time to time. The feeling that you get driving around from Point A to B, listening to music, is a rather calming experience and I've not felt like this in a long time. A lot of video games tend to put you on the edge and have you focused on everything around you whether its for achievements or an enemy or annoyance in the way, but here you are just walking or driving around on a simple order and perhaps you may have some obstacles here and there but at the end is a rewarding thumbs up from the person who requested it.

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach continues the story of Sam and Lou but rather than focusing on the United States like in the first game, the duo are now travelling through Mexico and Australia, the latter primarily for the most part. The goal is the same, reconnecting various outputs and putting them on the network which not only makes life easier but also adds more fun to the online community, as their various contributions also supports you whilst your contributions to fixing roads and creating objects supports theirs. For example, I made a bridge in the middle of the dessert and over 26,000 people witnessed it on their playthroughs, that is absolutely incredible.

The first game was known for having the 'bare with us' pace similarly to Yakuza 0 where you don't have much creativity for your journey at first but then it slowly opens up with more opportunities such as different orders and objects to create. With On the Beach, a lot of those features are moved forward in your progression, so being able to take out BTs and drive off-load vehicles comes sooner than later. The game does introduce more features over the course of the story so you don't get everything right away which helps with the pacing.

One notable difference with On the Beach is that you now have proper weapons to take out the non-BT enemies scattered throughout the game, which the story does make reference to from time to time. You don't kill them (because otherwise you would cause havoc thanks to the BTs) though that is possible and the game punishes you for that, so for the most part enemies are just hit with sleeping darts or so. I found using the assault rifle, rifle and grenade launchers have all been pretty handy.

The BTs also have a bit of an upgrade of their own, with a new type that can see where you are and they are not easy to deal with, but thanks to the grenades you can get yourself out of a bad situation fairly well. Outside of those types of enemies I didn't mind stealth-killing other BTs and the boss fights you can encounter are also pretty cool, but you do need to be careful because of two things; your packages need to be kept out of distance so they don't get damaged, and some BT bosses can cause a voidout if you're not paying much attention to your surroundings. On the plus side, you can capture BTs using a special grenade and have them fight alongside you in a Kaiju style fashion which is entertaining and very Kojima.

Like in the first game, you have a star system and the more stars you earn the better options you have for progression, which includes more resources such as metal, resin, and special alloys, and better connectivity to create more objects in the area. Some orders also add more music to your playlist and there's various artists including Low Roar, Silent Poets, CHVRCHES, Woodkid, Daichi Miura that have songs available for you to listen.

The environments are diverse and fit the theme of Australia, with the traditional grey segments as well as snowy mountains, desserts and forests. No area felt the same so it makes it feel different though you can tell Australia should be much larger as it's fairly easy to get from one side to the other of the country pretty fast on a vehicle. Drawbridge is also a new feature in this game that allows you to fast-travel to different outposts throughout the game but the game is sneaky to which your deliveries will have less points because its not directly done by you on the journey so you want to be tactical when it comes to order progression.

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Most of the cast is back in this game and we also have new faces to witness, including George Miller (Mad Max director) making an appearance but with Australian performer Marty Rhone doing the voice work in a role similar to Del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn, and German actor Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven) with US actor Jonathan Roumie (The Chosen) doing the voice work as the dollman who tags along with you on your journey and has been a great addition. The cast also features Italian actor Luca Marinelli (Mussolini: Son of the Century), US actress Elle Fanning (Predator: Badlands) and Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2).

The Platinum trophy was fairly easy but lengthy. The main one is getting five stars on all outposts in the game and that is achievable but you want to put your resources towards completing the roads and railings because they are integral to making progression in certain areas much smoother to navigate. I never bothered much with most of the gadgets but I did find the home bases fairly useful to repair your vehicles and the bridges being the best portion for travel.

In terms of criticisms, I do think the game is tad padded out on content and the weapon controls during combat can be a bit messy especially when you need to switch weapons. There's also one outpost that randomly damages your cargo just before the destination which is annoying and might be either intentional or a design flaw in the process.

Overall I really enjoyed my time with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and I did finish the story about 90 hours in but spent more time to get the remainder of the trophies. The game also features a brief recap of the first game's events if you have not played it before and the game's conclusion is solid and opens the door for more if Kojima wants to do so.

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#In Progress - Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo Switch)
Downloaded: July 2025

Spoiler: Ring Fit Adventure

Ever since the start of July I decided to start exercising because I wasn't particularly happy with how I am and playing Death Stranding 2 contributed to my decision to look into other options to try and lose weight. Walking has been part of my daily routine but it won't be enough to improve my health. Since I didn't want to put up with the elliptical cross-trainer constantly, I bought Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch because I did enjoy my time with the Wii Fit back in the day but this time taking it more seriously.

Ring Fit Adventure is a video game that ultilises exercises and a ring-shaped controller in an entertaining form and this may come as a surprise but this is a really good experience. The ring-shaped controller is designed so that you hold it throughout your gameplay experience and there's also a leg strap-on for the game to help measure your lower half when it comes to movements. Both of these components have a Joycon attached to them, and I've been using the Nintendo Switch OLED since it's in a different room to my Nintendo Switch 2 (the game will work with Nintendo Switch 2 consoles but you do need the Switch 1 joycons).

I've spent at least 11 days, averaging at about 45 minutes to 1 hour's worth of playtime for each go, playing through the game's Adventure Mode which is a simple premise of your character going on a mission to track down a monster who's tough and strong and you use exercises to make progress. Did I mention the gameplay is also a turn-based combat system but using exercises instead of attack/magic etc which is very Nintendo. You can also use items to heal your character's health and improve the attack damage against enemies.

So how does the Adventure mode work? Each world has various levels that range between mini-games, one-off boss fights and the main missions where you go from Point A to B with fights here and there. In these main missions, you hold the ring controller and jog (whilst not moving yourself forward) and you can use the controller by pushing/pulling the bar holders to grab coins and items along the way. There's motion sensors so you can twist and turn the controller to grab them which is pretty cool. It's similar to the Nintendo Wii experience.

During the combat segments, you can choose up to six exercises (and there's dozens of them available which you will unlock as you traverse) and each exercise is based on improving your legs, arms, abs (body) and yoga (mind). The leg exercises I've encountered include squats (which are an absolute killer and don't recommend you do this constantly), thigh press (surprisingly entertaining) and knee lift (also fun and a great way to recover from intensity). The arm exercises I've encountered include overhead and front presses (which are both all about crushing the ring controller and letting it go after a couple of seconds), bow pull (also entertaining but definitely does some work on your arms) and overhead arm twist (another easy method to recover but amusing).

The ab exercises I've encountered include overhead bend (like bowing but keeping still), knee-to-chest (similar to squats in terms of pressure so I don't recommend this constantly) and standing twist (another fun recovery move). And the yoga exercises I've encountered are the Warrior I & II poses which is all about slowly moving your pose and patience which is interesting. Pose well and you'll deal damage to your enemies at ease. And there's a lot more that I have yet to encounter and you have the freedom to pick and choose which ones you want to use the most for all of the missions in the game's Adventure Mode.

Now some of you will probably ask about whether or not this game is actually making a difference. Well the answer is surprisingly yes. Below I have some screenshots that I took from my phone of the progress I've done (using my Fitbit).

The first image (left) was my first go at the game on 10th July. The second image (the middle) was my third go on 23rd July after completing the second world. And the third image (right) was my fourth go on 30th July, which was starting the third world. Early on I put at least one go a week due to being pretty intense if you're not used it.

Eventually I was motivated enough to work on it at least twice a week. The first image (left) was my sixth go at the game on 12th August and I lost track of time due to how much I was focused on the game. The second image (the middle) was my eighth go on 19th August after making progress with the game's fourth world. And the third image (right) was my latest go (11th play) on 1st September, where I am currently around 66% through the game's fifth world.

The reason I'm showing these stats is because it has helped with my exercise journey and it's also a pretty fun game as well. I don't have a gym nearby as far as I know and I work the usual 9-5 so this has been a solid solution if you have a Switch and room in your home for something like this.

For the time being this is just an in progress update and not a game completion, as I'm currently nowhere near the end of the game's Adventure Mode, but if I do eventually finish it there's also the other modes available that I can check out.

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My backlog so far:

Spoiler

#​	PC/Steam Backlog - Game Name:​	Genre:
1​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Turn-Based RPG
2​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC	Turn-Based RPG

#​	PlayStation 3 Backlog - Game Name:​	Genre:
1​	3D Dot Game Heroes	Action RPG
2​	Bleach: Soul Resurrección	Fighting
3​	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Action, Hack n Slash
4​	Drakengard 3	Action RPG
5​	Eternal Sonata	Turn-Based RPG
6​	Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2	Action, Musou
7​	Folklore	Action RPG
8​	Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition	Racing
9​	inFAMOUS	Action
10​	inFAMOUS 2	Action
11​	Katamari Forever	Puzzle
12​	MotorStorm	Racing
13​	Prince of Persia	Action, Platformer
14​	Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands	Action, Platformer
15​	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	Racing
16​	Split/Second: Velocity	Racing
17​	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
18​	Way of the Samurai 4	Action

#​	PlayStation 4 Backlog - Game Name:	Genre:
1​	13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
2​	AI: The Somnium Files	Adventure, Visual Novel
3​	Black Clover: Quartet Knights	Action, Fighting
4​	Bullet Girls Phantasia	Action, Shooter
5​	Burnout Paradise Remastered	Racing
6​	The Caligula Effect: Overdose	Turn-Based RPG
7​	Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions	Sports
8​	Catherine Full Body	Puzzle
9​	Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars	Turn-Based RPG
10​	CRYSTAR	Action RPG
11​	Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online	Action RPG
12​	Danganronpa 1 Reload	Visual Novel
13​	Danganronpa 2 Reload	Visual Novel
14​	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Action, Shooter
15​	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Visual Novel
16​	Date A Live: Rinne Utopia (Rio-Reincarnation)	Visual Novel, Dating Sim
17​	Date A Live II: Ars Install (Rio-Reincarnation)	Visual Novel, Dating Sim
18​	Date A Live III: Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation	Visual Novel, Dating Sim
19​	Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess	God RPG
20​	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory	Turn-Based RPG
21​	Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories	Adventure, Simulation
22​	Dissidia Final Fantasy NT	Arcade, Fighting
23​	Dragon Quest Heroes II	Action RPG, Musou
24​	Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition	Turn-Based RPG
25​	Dragon's Crown Pro	Action RPG
26​	Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	Action RPG
27​	Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends	Musou
28​	Fairy Tail	Turn-Based RPG
29​	Fate/Extella Link	Musou
30​	Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Win	Tactical RPG
31​	Gal*Gun 2	On-Rails Shooter
32​	Gintama Rumble	Action, Musou
33​	GOD EATER 3	Action Hunter RPG
34​	Gravity Rush 2	Action, Platformer
35​	The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures	Visual Novel
36​	The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve	Visual Novel
37​	Gundam Breaker 3 BREAK EDITION	Action, Arcade
38​	Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate	Action RPG
39​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Fighting
40​	Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa	Puzzle, Visual Novel
41​	Langrisser	Tactical RPG
42​	Langrisser II	Tactical RPG
43​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Turn-Based RPG
44​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Turn-Based RPG
45​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Turn-Based RPG
46​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Turn-Based RPG
47​	Legend of Mana	Action RPG
48​	Megadimension Neptunia VII	Turn-Based RPG
49​	Megadimension Neptunia VIIR	Turn-Based RPG
50​	MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA	Fighting
51​	My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2	Fighting
52​	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm	Action, Fighting
53​	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2	Action, Fighting
54​	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3	Action, Fighting
55​	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto	Action, Fighting
56​	NEO: The World Ends With You	Action RPG
57​	Neptunia Virtual Stars	Action
58​	Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars	Action
59​	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered	Turn-Based RPG
60​	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Action RPG
61​	Nights of Azure	Action RPG
62​	Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon	Action RPG
63​	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4	Action, Musou
64​	One Piece: World Seeker	Action
65​	Our World Is Ended	Visual Novel
66​	Persona 5 Strikers	Action RPG, Musou
67​	Raging Loop	Visual Novel
68​	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-: Prophecy of the Throne	Visual Novel
69​	Robotics;Notes DaSH	Visual Novel
70​	Robotics;Notes ELITE	Visual Novel
71​	SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays	Tactical RPG
72​	SD Gundam G Generation Genesis	Tactical RPG
73​	Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi	Musou
74​	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Action
75​	Shadow of the Colossus	Platformer
76​	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	Turn-Based RPG
77​	Star Ocean: First Departure R	Action RPG
78​	Star Ocean: The Last Hope HD Remaster	Action RPG
79​	Super Neptunia RPG	Turn-Based RPG
80​	Super Robot Wars 30	Tactical RPG
81​	Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers	Tactical RPG
82​	Super Robot Wars T	Tactical RPG
83​	Super Robot Wars X	Tactical RPG
84​	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	Action RPG
85​	Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Sessions!	Music, Rhythm
86​	Tales of Berseria	Action RPG
87​	Tales of Vesperia	Action RPG
88​	Theatrhythm Final Bar Line	Music, Rhythm
89​	Trials of Mana	Action RPG
90​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
91​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
92​	Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
93​	Utawarerumono: Zan	Action, Musou
94​	Valkyria Chronicles 4	Tactical RPG
95​	Valkyria Revolution	Action RPG
96​	WipEout Omega Collection	Racing
97​	The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition	Action RPG
98​	WORLDEND SYNDROME	Visual Novel
99​	Yakuza 3 Remastered	Action, Beat em up
100​	Yakuza 4 Remastered	Action, Beat em up
101​	Yakuza 5 Remastered	Action, Beat em up
102​	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Visual Novel

#​	PlayStation 5 Backlog - Game Name:	Genre:
1​	Beyond Good & Evil	Action, Adventure
2​	C-Smash VRS New Dimension	Sports
3​	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII -Reunion-	Action RPG
4​	Cyberpunk 2077	Action
5​	Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles	Fighting
6​	The DioField Chronicle	Tactical RPG
7​	DOOM Eternal	Action, Shooter
8​	Dynasty Warriors: Origins	Action, Musou
9​	FANTAVISION 202X	Puzzle
10​	Fate/Samurai Remnant	Action RPG, Musou
11​	Forspoken	Action RPG
12​	Freedom Wars Remastered	Action, Hack n Slash
13​	Ghost of Tsushima	Action, Adventure
14​	Ghostwire: Tokyo	Action, Survival Horror
15​	Granblue Fantasy Re:link	Action RPG
16​	Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition	Action, Adventure, Shooter
17​	Grand Theft Auto Vice City: The Definitive Edition	Action, Adventure, Shooter
18​	Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: The Definitive Edition	Action, Adventure, Shooter
19​	GrimGrimoire OnceMore	Real-Time Strategy RPG
20​	Hades	Dungeon Crawler
21​	HUMANITY	Puzzle
22​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R	Fighting
23​	Judgment	Action, Beat em up
24​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie	Turn-Based RPG
25​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak	Turn-Based RPG
26​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II	Turn-Based RPG
27​	Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	Action, Beat 'em up
28​	Lost Judgment	Action, Beat em up
29​	Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus	Adventure
30​	Mobile Suit Gundam BATTLE OPERATION Code Fairy	Action
31​	MONARK	Tactical RPG
32​	Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten	Turn-Based RPG
33​	Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution	Action RPG
34​	Neptunia ReVerse	Turn-Based RPG
35​	Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters	Action RPG
36​	Ninja Gaiden II Black	Action, Hack 'n Slash
37​	One Piece: Odyssey	Turn-Based RPG
38​	Pac-Man World Re-Pac	Platformer
39​	Persona 3 Reload	Turn-Based RPG
40​	Persona 5 Tactica	Tactical RPG
41​	Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army	Action RPG
42​	Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit of Wonder Labyrinth	Metroidvania RPG
43​	Relayer	Tactical RPG
44​	SD Gundam Battle Alliance	Action RPG
45​	Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Turn-Based RPG
46​	Soul Hackers 2	Turn-Based RPG
47​	Star Ocean: The Divine Force	Action RPG
48​	Star Ocean: The Second Story R	Action RPG
49​	Stellar Blade	Action, Hack 'n Slash
50​	Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars	Turn-Based RPG
51​	System Shock	First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror
52​	Tactics Ogre Reborn	Tactical RPG
53​	Tales of Arise	Action RPG
54​	Tales of Graces f Remastered	Action RPG
55​	Tomb Raider 1 Remastered	Action, Adventure
56​	Tomb Raider 2 Remastered	Action, Adventure
57​	Tomb Raider 3 Remastered	Action, Adventure
58​	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	Sports
59​	Unicorn Overlord	Tactical RPG
60​	Valkyrie Elysium	Action RPG
61​	Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme-	Dating Sim
62​	Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon	Turn-Based RPG
63​	Yurukill: The Calumniation Games	Shoot em up, Visual Novel

#​	PlayStation Classics (via PS5) Backlog - Game Name:	Genre:
1​	Dino Crisis	Survival Horror
2​	Kurushi Final: Mental Blocks	Puzzle
3​	The Legend of Dragoon	Turn-Based RPG
4​	Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth	Turn-Based RPG
5​	Wild Arms	Turn-Based RPG
6​	Wild Arms 2	Turn-Based RPG

#​	PlayStation Vita Backlog - Game Name:	Genre:
1​	Bullet Girls	Action, Shooter
2​	Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni	Action

#​	Nintendo Switch Backlog - Game Name:	Genre:
1​	Advance Wars (Re-Boot Camp)	Tactical RPG
2​	Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Re-Boot Camp)	Tactical RPG
3​	Animal Well	Metroidvania, Survival Horror
4​	Anonymous;Code	Adventure, Visual Novel
5​	Another Code: Two Memories	Adventure, Puzzle
6​	Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories	Adventure, Puzzle
7​	Assault Suit Valken Declassified	Action, Arcade, Platformer
8​	Balatro	Card, Roguelike
9​	Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition	Adventure, Point & Click
10​	Capcom Belt Action Collection: ~ Final Fight ~ Captain Commando ~ The King of Dragons ~ Knights of the Round ~ Warriors of Fate ~ Armored Warriors ~ Battle Circuit	Arcade, Beat 'em up
11​	Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Puzzle, Platformer
12​	Castle of Shikigami 2	Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up
13​	Castlevania Anniversary Collection: ~ Castlevania (NES) ~ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) ~ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) ~ Kid Dracula (Famicom) ~ Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy) ~ Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) ~ Castlevania: Bloodlines (Mega Drive) ~ Super Castlevania IV (SNES)	Action, Platformer
14​	Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Advance Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
15​	Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Dominus Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
16​	Castlevania: Dracula X (Advance Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
17​	Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Advance Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
18​	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Dominus Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
19​	Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Dominus Collection)	Action, Metroidvania
20​	Chaos;Child	Adventure, Visual Novel
21​	Chaos;Head Noah	Adventure, Visual Novel
22​	Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition	Turn-Based RPG
23​	Clock Tower: Rewind	Adventure, Point & Click, Survival Horror
24​	Code of Princess EX	Action RPG
25​	Contra Anniversary Collection: ~ Contra (Arcade) ~ Super Contra (Arcade) ~ Contra (NES) ~ Contra (Famicom) ~ Super C (NES) ~ Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) ~ Operation C (Game Boy) ~ Contra Hard Corps (Mega Drive) ~ Super Probotector Alien Rebels (SNES - EU ver.) ~ Probotector (NES - EU ver.)	Side-scrolling Shooter
26​	Cosmic Fantasy	Turn-Based RPG
27​	Cosmic Fantasy 2	Turn-Based RPG
28​	Cosmic Fantasy 3: The Chronicle of Rei	Turn-Based RPG
29​	Cosmic Fantasy 4: Prelude to Legend	Turn-Based RPG
30​	Cosmic Fantasy 4: Van's Return	Turn-Based RPG
31​	Cruis'n Blast	Racing
32​	Cursed to Golf	Sports, Platformer
33​	Cyber Citizen Shockman Collection: ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The princess from another world ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero	Action, Platformer
34​	Cytus Alpha	Music, Rhythm
35​	Deathsmiles	Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up
36​	Deathsmiles II	Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up
37​	Deemo	Music, Rhythm
38​	Demon's Tilt	Pinball
39​	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	Action, Platform
40​	EXZEUS	Arcade, On-Rails Shooter
41​	EXZEUS 2	Arcade, On-Rails Shooter
42​	Final Fantasy (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
43​	Final Fantasy Adventure (Collection of Mana)	Action RPG
44​	Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
45​	Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
46​	Final Fantasy IV (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
47​	Final Fantasy V (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
48​	Final Fantasy VI (Pixel Remaster)	Turn-Based RPG
49​	Final Fantasy IX	Turn-Based RPG
50​	Fire Emblem Warriors	Action, Musou
51​	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	Action, Musou
52​	Fire Emblem: Engage	Tactical RPG
53​	Fire Emblem: Three Houses	Tactical RPG
54​	Getsu Fūma Den	Action RPG
55​	Getsufumaden: Undying Moon	Action RPG, Metroidvania
56​	Gleylancer	Arcade, Shoot 'em up
57​	Glover	Action, Platformer
58​	God Wars: The Complete Legend	Tactical RPG
59​	Grandia (HD Collection)	Turn-Based RPG
60​	Grandia II (HD Collection)	Turn-Based RPG
61​	Gynoug	Arcade, Shoot 'em up
62​	Hatsune Miku: Logic Paint S	Puzzle
63​	Haunted Castle Revisited	Action, Platformer
64​	The House in Fata Morgana	Visual Novel
65​	The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-	Tactical RPG, Visual Novel
66​	Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition	Action, Musou
67​	Jack Jeanne	Visual Novel
68​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero	Turn-Based RPG
69​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure	Turn-Based RPG
70​	The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails	Action RPG
71​	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Action RPG
72​	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	Action RPG
73​	Live A Live	Tactical RPG
74​	Luigi's Mansion 3	Action, Platformer
75​	Magical Drop VI	Puzzle
76​	Marble It Up! Ultra	Puzzle
77​	Mario Golf: Super Rush	Sports
78​	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Racing
79​	Metroid Dread	Metroidvania
80​	Metroid Prime Remastered	Action, Shooter
81​	MUSYNX	Music, Rhythm
82​	New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe	Platformer
83​	Ninja Five-O	Action, Hack 'n Slash
84​	Octopath Traveler	Turn-Based RPG
85​	Paper Mario: The Origami King	Turn-Based RPG
86​	Penny's Big Breakaway	Action, Platformer
87​	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney	Adventure, Visual Novel
88​	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All	Adventure, Visual Novel
89​	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials & Tribulations	Adventure, Visual Novel
90​	Pikmin	Real-Time Strategy
91​	Pikmin 2	Real-Time Strategy
92​	Powerslave Exhumed	Action, Shooter
93​	Radiant Silvergun	Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up
94​	Record of Agarest War	Tactical RPG
95​	Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess (Marl Kingdom Chronicles)	Turn-Based RPG
96​	Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom (Marl Kingdom Chronicles)	Turn-Based RPG
97​	Ring Fit Adventure	Sports
98​	River City Girls Zero	Action, Beat 'em ups
99​	Rose and Camellia Collection	Fighting
100​	SaGa Frontier	Turn-Based RPG
101​	Secret of Mana (Collection of Mana)	Action RPG
102​	Senran Kagura Peach Ball	Pinball
103​	Senran Kagura Reflexions	Simulation
104​	Shadow Man Remastered	Action, Adventure
105​	Signalis	Survival Horror
106​	Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster	Action, First-Person Shooter
107​	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	Action, Platformer
108​	Super Mario Galaxy	Action, Platformer
109​	Super Mario Maker 2	Action, Platformer
110​	Super Mario Odyssey	Action, Platformer
111​	Super Mario Sunshine	Action, Platformer
112​	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Fighting
113​	Telenet Shooting Collection: ~ Granada (Genesis) ~ Gaiares (Genesis) ~ Avenger (PC Engine) ~ Psychic Storm (PC Engine)	Arcade, Shoot 'em up
114​	Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli	Arcade, Shoot 'em up
115​	Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE	Turn-Based RPG
116​	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Action RPG
117​	Trials of Mana (Collection of Mana)	Action RPG
118​	Triangle Strategy	Tactical RPG
119​	Triggerheart Exelica	Arcade, Shoot 'em up
120​	Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon	Visual Novel
121​	Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi	Dungeon RPG
122​	Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 1: ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (PC Engine) ~ Valis II (PC Engine) ~ Valis III (PC Engine)	Action, Platformer
123​	Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 2: ~ Valis IV (PC Engine) ~ Syd of Valis (Mega Drive) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (Mega Drive) ~ Valis: The Phantasm Soldier (MSX)	Action, Platformer
124​	Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 3: ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (PC-8801mkIISR) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (Famicom) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier II (MSX2) ~ Valis III (Mega Drive) ~ Super Valis IV (Super Famicom)	Action, Platformer
125​	Victory Heat Rally	Racing
126​	Witch on the Holy Night	Visual Novel
127​	The World Ends With You: Final Remix	Action RPG
128​	Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition	Action RPG
129​	Xenoblade Chronicles 2	Action RPG
130​	Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country	Action RPG
131​	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Action RPG
132​	Yoshi's Crafted World	Action, Platformer

The 2025 '20' Games Goal:

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No.	Game	Console​	Acquired​	Genre
1​	Alan Wake Remastered (+ The Signal & The Writer Expansions)	PS5​	2023​	Action, Horror, Third-Person Shooter
2​	Control Ultimate Edition (+ The Foundation & AWE Expansions)	PS5​	2023​	Action, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter
3​	Alan Wake II (+ Night Springs & The Lake House Expansions)	PS5​	2024​	Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter
4​	PUNCH LINE	PS4​	2019​	Visual Novel
5​	Steins;Gate Elite	PS4​	2019​	Visual Novel
6​	Persona 5 Royal	PS5​	2024​	Turn-Based RPG
7​	Catherine	PS3​	2017​	Puzzle, Social Simulation
8​	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	PS5​	2025​	Turn-Based RPG
9​	Mario Kart World	Switch 2​	2025​	Racing
9.5​	Nioh 3 Alpha Demo	PS5​	2025​	Action Souls RPG
10​	Death Stranding 2: On the Beach	PS5​	2025​	Action, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter

 

[HWR]

I spent the last two weeks of August playing through the original three Spyro the Dragon games for PS1. The first game felt very basic but its sequels improved and refined the gameplay and mechanics, with 3 having extra characters to play as too.

I wouldn’t say I’ll be rushing out to play the other Spyro games but it was good to properly experience these games having not grown up with them.

 

[Herano]

In two hours I will be playing Hollow knight Silksong! Who will be joining me?

 

[awadama]

I just got the platinum for Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal.

Nice mindless fun!

 

[Dai]

I just got the platinum for Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal.

Nice mindless fun!

Speaking of jiggle, I'm currently playing Turret Girls. It's essentially 3D Space Invaders with a tower defence twist and some fan service. The gameplay is a lot of fun, and it doesn't hurt that the heroine's clothes fall off when she gets hit. The Earth defence force in this game is called PANTSU, which should give you some idea of how seriously it takes itself.

 

[Lucky_Deity]

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Demo) (PS5)

This is my first time trying out a Trails game and I've already fallen in love with the battle system, it feels really good. I've only played upto the end of the prologue in the demo so far and I'll probably leave it there as I'm sold on the game and will pick up eventually for sure.